La Bohème at Royal Opera AB

.. And a young writer opens. This meeting is the beginning of one of history's greatest love stories. Taking inspiration from her own time as a poor student portrays Giacomo Puccini with heat and passion some young dreamer's life, bohemians in the 1800s Paris. But the timeless story could take place anywhere.

Inspired by Edvard Munch's colorful paintings, Hans Jaeger's depiction of Christiania Bohemian and August Strindberg's novel The Red Room sounds the famous tenor, director and conductor José Cura a Nordic light shine on Puccini's masterpiece and moves La Bohème Paris to a fictitious Stockholm. The author Rodolfo will be August Strindberg, the painter Marcello gets Edvard Munch, the philosopher Colline becomes Søren Kierkegaard, composer Schaunard will Edvard Grieg and cabaret singer Musetta gets Tulla Larsen. Well acquainted with the music and the libretto in this poignant, tragicomic drama creates José Cura is now a full-fledged Scandinavian Bohème for the Royal Opera.